The Legacy Chronicles: Raising Monsters by Pittacus Lore

Author:Pittacus Lore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarpercollinsPublishers
Published: 2019-01-12T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

SIX

SHILO, UTAH

“WE HAVE TO GET HIM OUT OF THERE.”

Standing in the hidden corridor, Bats looked at Six, her eyes filled with worry. Six shook her head. “That’s exactly what they want us to try,” she said, knowing what the girl’s reaction would be.

“No!” Bats said. “We can’t leave him with Magdalena.” She started to tremble, and tears formed in her eyes. Six wondered what experiences she’d had with the Mogs to make her so afraid.

“I know how you feel,” Six said. “Believe me. But you have to trust me on this. Max is better off waiting this out. If we rush in there trying to rescue him, it’s the two of us against however many of them are in there. And right now, my Legacies aren’t reliable, which means you’d be doing most of the fighting.”

“I can do it!” Bats insisted, her already-rusty voice sounding even more anxious.

Six could feel her intensity. She was practically vibrating with telekinetic powers waiting to be unleashed. And part of her wanted to do what Bats suggested. But it was true—Max was safer being held by their enemies than he was on the run from them. Six was pretty confident that Magdalena wouldn’t harm him, at least no more than she might already have by infecting him with a parasite. If that was even true. Plus, there was Sam to worry about. Six was concerned about what was happening with him.

“We need to get back to the safe room,” she said. “Then we’ll make a plan. Okay?”

Bats looked away, then nodded.

“All right,” Six said. “I promise, we’ll come for Max. We need to do it in an organized way, though. That’s our best chance of getting him out with nobody getting hurt.”

Bats led the way back through the passageways. They moved silently, not speaking, but Six’s mind was racing with thoughts about how to proceed. It would be easier if she knew that Sam’s message to Nine had gotten through, but there was no way of telling. Enough time had passed that if he had gotten it, he should have shown up. Or at least be on his way. She hoped that he was.

In addition to Max being captured, they were also now without any source of information about what Magdalena and the other Mogs were up to. Six had been depending on Max to find out—or at least get a clue to—what was going on in the labs. Now Magdalena would be even more suspicious and on the alert for their presence.

She suddenly felt exhausted. Part of it was being physically tired. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d really slept or ate. She didn’t even really have a clue what time of day it was, as there were no windows—and being underground was like being trapped in a never-ending twilight. If she could just rest for a moment, she might feel better.

A jolt of pain shot through her head. She gasped, bringing her hands to her temples. She thought she might be sick.

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